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what's secretary kerry's main priority in dealing with sergey lavrov? >> reporter: that's right, wolf. they're just wrapping up their third meeting of the day, and now secretary kerry will be huddling with the french, the german, the british foreign ministers all in an effort to try and get some diplomatic process going. and deescalate the situation. his single sales objective for the russian foreign minister is to get him to sit down with the ukrainian foreign minister. as we know, the ukrainian foreign minister flew with secretary kerry to kiev last night, waiting all day, wants to sit down with the russian foreign minister, try and get some dialogue going. try and deescalate the situation. but so far, foreign minister lavrov is not biting, wolf. >> so we expect they will come out and hold a joint news conference, or kerry will have his own news conference. do we know? >> reporter: well, secretary kerry's news conference was supposed to start about 15 minutes ago. but he just wrapped up his meeting with foreign minister lavrov and now going over to th
what's secretary kerry's main priority in dealing with sergey lavrov? >> reporter: that's right, wolf. they're just wrapping up their third meeting of the day, and now secretary kerry will be huddling with the french, the german, the british foreign ministers all in an effort to try and get some diplomatic process going. and deescalate the situation. his single sales objective for the russian foreign minister is to get him to sit down with the ukrainian foreign minister. as we know, the...
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sergey lavrov of russia and john kerry face-to-face in something called a pullout meeting. something that happened on the sidelines of something all together different in paris. some discussions had nothing made public. but there is one thing that the secretary of state of the united states is urging, and that is direct talks between russia and the ukraine. joining me to put these pieces together, cnn's chief national security correspondent, jim sciutto. let's start right there on the diplomatic front, because that seems to be where most of the action is right now. the secretary of state pushing for these talks between russia and ukraine. do we have any clue whether russia is the least bit interested and whether ukraine is the least bit interested? >> reporter: well, it's a start that they're talking, right? because this has been something that hasn't happened. there have been a lot of unreturned phone calls from u.s. officials to their russian counterparts, but also a refusal on the russian side to meet with the ukrainan government at all. they say the legitimate governmen
sergey lavrov of russia and john kerry face-to-face in something called a pullout meeting. something that happened on the sidelines of something all together different in paris. some discussions had nothing made public. but there is one thing that the secretary of state of the united states is urging, and that is direct talks between russia and the ukraine. joining me to put these pieces together, cnn's chief national security correspondent, jim sciutto. let's start right there on the...
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secretary of state, john kerry, face to face with sergei lavrov. they are both in paris for talks that have been planned before the russian takeover. the talks are so much more urgent. perhaps the most important test yet as to whether dialogue can be used to resolve the crisis in ukraine. in some ways, there have been setbacks. if the us and eu impose sanctions on russia, washington is looking at a series of punitive steps including economic and diplomatic sanctions designed to isolate moscow. no sign either side is backing down from a somewhat polite standoff between russian and ukrainian troops. polite so far. these troops are all armed and the russian forces do remain in effect tiff control of the crimean peninsula. we are covering all the ankles f angles at this hour. elise labott joins us and michael holmes and our chief national security correspondent, jim sciutto, joins us from washington. >>> first, elise, i want to speak with you. i understand john kerry has already had a brief meeting with the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov. they
secretary of state, john kerry, face to face with sergei lavrov. they are both in paris for talks that have been planned before the russian takeover. the talks are so much more urgent. perhaps the most important test yet as to whether dialogue can be used to resolve the crisis in ukraine. in some ways, there have been setbacks. if the us and eu impose sanctions on russia, washington is looking at a series of punitive steps including economic and diplomatic sanctions designed to isolate moscow....
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sergei lavrov says he has to go back to russia now to confirm the format. you can make that decision on the ground, you can make a phone call back to moscow. it appears they're dragging this out. you know, talking about what russia has accomplished here, steven hadly, former national security advisor for president bush was on the air last night. he made a good point about the strategy. it's not just about military action, it's about russia establishing question marks in various countries. they did the in georgia, they had the two breakaway provinces, they're doing it now here that makes it impossible for a country like ukraine to join the eu or nato. >> so the more ambiguous you make it, the better it is for russia. and that's the problem that they're confronting in the administration. >> the president was pretty blunt right now. he didn't want to take questions from reporters leaving that to his white house press secretary, jay carney. but the president says there will be a cost on russia. he's confident the allies can work together. and as far as the unit
sergei lavrov says he has to go back to russia now to confirm the format. you can make that decision on the ground, you can make a phone call back to moscow. it appears they're dragging this out. you know, talking about what russia has accomplished here, steven hadly, former national security advisor for president bush was on the air last night. he made a good point about the strategy. it's not just about military action, it's about russia establishing question marks in various countries. they...
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a lot of pressure being put on sergei lavrov to sit down, at least talk. let's get a dialogue going, wolf. >> elise labott traveling with the secretary of state. we are standing by to hear from john kerry. live coverage of his remarks. we'll see if that meeting takes place with the russian foreign minister. we will see if he agrees to meet with the ukrainian foreign minister who flew from kiev to paris on the secretary's plane. elise labott, stand by. much more coming up. >>> a tense moment here in washington that just occurred on a totally, totally unrelated moment. a tense house oversight hearing involving an agent of the irs, all sounding very familiar. i want to play this clip. >> my counsel has advised my i have not waived my constitutional rights on the filth amendment and on his advice, i will decline to answer any questions on the subject matter of this hearing. >>> we'll go back to the hearing. we are hearing about ukraine right now. here is martin dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. >>> during our conversations, we committed to de
a lot of pressure being put on sergei lavrov to sit down, at least talk. let's get a dialogue going, wolf. >> elise labott traveling with the secretary of state. we are standing by to hear from john kerry. live coverage of his remarks. we'll see if that meeting takes place with the russian foreign minister. we will see if he agrees to meet with the ukrainian foreign minister who flew from kiev to paris on the secretary's plane. elise labott, stand by. much more coming up. >>> a...
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secretary of state kerry and his russian counterpart sergei lavrov. so much has happened since the handshake took place at this spot less than six months ago. u.s.-russian relations are arguably at their worst point since any time since the cold war. the chemical weapons deal is not going to plan. the syrian government is well behind schedule in getting the deadly agents out of the country. some believe the bashar al-assad government welcomes the fact that the world's attention moved. >> i think bashar al-assad is dancing. he knows that the united states has his hands full and believes at this stage that a lot of international pressure will be taken out of his back, all of n.a.t.o., all the energy is now into the ukraine. >> there could be a downside too. he relies on russian support, weapons, parts, aircraft. the west presses for sanctions and arms manufacturers and that could hurt. >>> let's speak to barnaby phillips in paris for us. the french foreign minister has been talking about ukraine, suggesting that there could be sanctions voted in as earl
secretary of state kerry and his russian counterpart sergei lavrov. so much has happened since the handshake took place at this spot less than six months ago. u.s.-russian relations are arguably at their worst point since any time since the cold war. the chemical weapons deal is not going to plan. the syrian government is well behind schedule in getting the deadly agents out of the country. some believe the bashar al-assad government welcomes the fact that the world's attention moved. >>...
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we do not expect to hear from sergey lavrov. secretary kerry said he'll take all of this back to the white house and he hopes in the days forward that they may be on a path towards getting this situation under control. russia has invaded the south of ukraine. it has taken over the military installations there, it has taken over many of the government institutions, it's taken over a missile defense shield system location there today. it, in essence, runs it. you don't see it on the streets, but it is a fact. and it would appear, at least for the moment, after this meeting tonight, that the united states and europe can't do anything about it, at least for now. so where did all of this begin? it began in 1994. ukraine was a nuclear nation after breakup of the soviet union. then three parties got together to sign an agreement. they were russia, the united states, and great britain. and think all said, in essence, we're not going to try to gain any advantage by working for or against ukraine. we're going to respect their territorial
we do not expect to hear from sergey lavrov. secretary kerry said he'll take all of this back to the white house and he hopes in the days forward that they may be on a path towards getting this situation under control. russia has invaded the south of ukraine. it has taken over the military installations there, it has taken over many of the government institutions, it's taken over a missile defense shield system location there today. it, in essence, runs it. you don't see it on the streets, but...
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secretary of state john kerry meets in paris with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov who says all parties agree to hold intense talks to try to overcome the crisis. defense secretary hagel takes heat up on capitol hill but says the u.s. is suspending military exercises with russia and will step up training with poland's military. we have full coverage beginning with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto here tw latest. jim? >> i think you could say today we saul the full yin and yang of the u.s. policy response to the crisis in crimea. on the other side, secretary of defense chuck hagel demonstrating the u.s. commitment to its nato allies with the deployment of some aircraft and the cancellation-of nato contacts with russia. on the diplomatic side, we saw the opening of a diplomatic path to solving the crisis, the so-called off ramp u.s. officials have mentioned before, still undefined, kerry said, but a start. >> reporter: u.s. and russian diplomats face to face for the first time since the start of the crisis in crimea. secretary of state john kerry said they are
secretary of state john kerry meets in paris with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov who says all parties agree to hold intense talks to try to overcome the crisis. defense secretary hagel takes heat up on capitol hill but says the u.s. is suspending military exercises with russia and will step up training with poland's military. we have full coverage beginning with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto here tw latest. jim? >> i think you could say today we saul the...
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lavrov. both are in paris with talks to resolve the standoff in ukraine. until then, some comments from the senate floor in the russian intervention in that country. this is from yesterday will show you as much as we can until secretary kerry gets underway. >> i wanted to come to the floor today and talk about the ongoing crisis in ukraine. i am glad senator mccain on the floor today because it is hard to describe the sensation that ot and i felt at the end of last year when we got the chance to travel to the mad dog square in kiev and talk to people. it is hard to describe a group of people yelling back to you in unison. thank you, u.s.a. thank you, u.s.a. but that was the reality we were able to experience. it is im know that senator mccain and i did not go to advocate for president yanukovich's removal, even though the process resulted in that fact. in actuait fact. in actuality, we spent two hours that night meeting with yanukovich, pleading with him to abandon plans to join the e.u. so h
lavrov. both are in paris with talks to resolve the standoff in ukraine. until then, some comments from the senate floor in the russian intervention in that country. this is from yesterday will show you as much as we can until secretary kerry gets underway. >> i wanted to come to the floor today and talk about the ongoing crisis in ukraine. i am glad senator mccain on the floor today because it is hard to describe the sensation that ot and i felt at the end of last year when we got the...
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the russian foreign secretary sergey lavrov. >> this is a question of defending our citizens and compatriots, and ensuring human rights especially the right to life. those who are trying to interpret the situation as a sort of aggression and threatening us with sanctions and boycotts, these are the same partners who have consistently been declaring ultimatums and renounce dialogue. >> now, there may be an announcement from the russian foreign ministry saying they have come here to secure human lives and russ citizens but at the same time they also carry a pretty big stick. russian president vladimir putin making a surprise inspection of troops just across the border in russia, in an area on the northern and eastern border with the ukraine. they said those war games were scheduled months ago. but obviously given the environment, nobody is confidentably looking at that. we know the ukrainian -- comfortably looking at that. border line in that area where the war games are going, the north and the east of the country, and it indicates, del, that there is a real concern here in kiev that this may
the russian foreign secretary sergey lavrov. >> this is a question of defending our citizens and compatriots, and ensuring human rights especially the right to life. those who are trying to interpret the situation as a sort of aggression and threatening us with sanctions and boycotts, these are the same partners who have consistently been declaring ultimatums and renounce dialogue. >> now, there may be an announcement from the russian foreign ministry saying they have come here to...
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so russia, the russian officials, sergey lavrov can give assurances that they will not invade, not do a military intervention but in fact what we see happening in reality is a smaller pinprick kind of thing distributed. those troops in the airport, troops surrounding a pro-russian television station. that appears what is playing out right now. it doesn't have to be a georgia-style invasion to be a serious military intervention and i see officials in kiev saying that this intervention will have, in their words, serious consequences. >> and jim acosta at the white house, we're expecting president obama to come out any moment and address this. this is a delicate dance for the white house. the president needing to assert his feelings but also not wanting to create more of a provocation than it needs to be. there's a battle of wills between president obama and putin. >> that's right, jake. he doesn't view the situation with president putin as an international chess match but that appears to be what is taking place. so we've been asking jay carney all week, you may not see it this way but v
so russia, the russian officials, sergey lavrov can give assurances that they will not invade, not do a military intervention but in fact what we see happening in reality is a smaller pinprick kind of thing distributed. those troops in the airport, troops surrounding a pro-russian television station. that appears what is playing out right now. it doesn't have to be a georgia-style invasion to be a serious military intervention and i see officials in kiev saying that this intervention will have,...
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meeting. >> reporter: sergey lavrov is a formidable character. he's effective in effecting the agenda of his boss, vladimir putin. kerry and love roof appeared to have worked together when they mediated the chemical weapons in syria. so it should be quite a meeting. whether it will produce an ending to this you trainan crisis is remote. martha: the question of crimea is essential. some people think that situation is over. there is no way russia will pull out. lavrov will say we can't pull out. those aren't even our troops. report * th>> reporter: the ruse created paperwork to create justifications for this move and that move but they are drastically different from what the u.s. and its european allies see as legal. it's unlikely this meeting will produce a break through. gregg: russia not letting out, flexing its military muscle by test firing an intercontinental ballistic missile. the pentagon says that launch was not expected. they were not notified days in advance in accordance with the stark treaty. martha: russia saying they don't have the p
meeting. >> reporter: sergey lavrov is a formidable character. he's effective in effecting the agenda of his boss, vladimir putin. kerry and love roof appeared to have worked together when they mediated the chemical weapons in syria. so it should be quite a meeting. whether it will produce an ending to this you trainan crisis is remote. martha: the question of crimea is essential. some people think that situation is over. there is no way russia will pull out. lavrov will say we can't pull...
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secretary kerry meeting with his counterparts, sergei lavrov, today. i think that the administration is trying to give putin a way out, what has been described as an off ramp, if you will. it's not clear that russia is going to agree with that. but that is one of the options . and it comes as congress is preparing to take up the issue of sanctions. the house prepared to take up that issue tomorrow. initially it seemed as though they weren't going to take up that issue until next week, but i think there is a real sense of urgency to get something done, to keep the pressure on russia to pull out of ukraine. so you're going to see that debate start to take place tomorrow on the hill. but certainly this is a volatile situation, so i think these conversations are going to continue to go on at the highest levels here at the white house and throughout the administration as they tip to try to deescalate the situation. >> obviously we want to deescalate the situation. but i think russia knows that we're only going to go so far militaril militarily. we won't mee
secretary kerry meeting with his counterparts, sergei lavrov, today. i think that the administration is trying to give putin a way out, what has been described as an off ramp, if you will. it's not clear that russia is going to agree with that. but that is one of the options . and it comes as congress is preparing to take up the issue of sanctions. the house prepared to take up that issue tomorrow. initially it seemed as though they weren't going to take up that issue until next week, but i...
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on the other hand, as you heard sergei lavrov saying russia does not want bloodshed, the west saying they will treat russia as a partner on this issue. so there is scope for common ground and i guess events in paris over the next few hours will give us a pretty good sign as to whether the diplomatic tension is going to drag on or worsen within the or if there are the first chinks of light at the end of the tunnel. there's a way through with dye log? we don't know yet. >> the trial of three al jazeera journalists was resumed in egypt. the court is hearing evidence for the prosecution. peter gresta, barha mohammed red accused of terrorism. al jazeera region jackets the charges. ays is currently not allowed to report from egypt. we did manage to get this update from cnn correspondent a short while ago. >> many rights groups, many journalists say this trial is a clear message by the government they are going to cram down on any narrative that goes against the dominant narrative among authorities which is the muslim brotherhood is a terrorist organization. so, many media organizations jus
on the other hand, as you heard sergei lavrov saying russia does not want bloodshed, the west saying they will treat russia as a partner on this issue. so there is scope for common ground and i guess events in paris over the next few hours will give us a pretty good sign as to whether the diplomatic tension is going to drag on or worsen within the or if there are the first chinks of light at the end of the tunnel. there's a way through with dye log? we don't know yet. >> the trial of...
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sergei lavrov refused to speak with his ukrainian counterpart. talks continued in brussels where e.u. officials will discuss sanctions for russia. israel seized a ship carrying rockets from iran. israel has accused iran of supplying enemies. >> al jazeera journalists mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste and mohammed badr were back in a cairo courthouse on wednesday. the case was adjourned until later this month. the three were arrested in december, accused of having links with a terrorist organization. al jazeera rejects the charges and continues to demand their refuses. >> the college board will make changes to the sats, to reflect what is study. it won't have a required essay and throw out tough vocabulary. those are the headlines. "america tonight" is next. >> on "america tonight": the diplomatic road to nowhere. the u.s. effort to get russia and ukraine face to face fails. and more tense moments on the ground as an u.n. envoy is threatened at gunpoint. also, tonight, the cost downstream, a second dose of misery for the weather-weary, the high pr
sergei lavrov refused to speak with his ukrainian counterpart. talks continued in brussels where e.u. officials will discuss sanctions for russia. israel seized a ship carrying rockets from iran. israel has accused iran of supplying enemies. >> al jazeera journalists mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste and mohammed badr were back in a cairo courthouse on wednesday. the case was adjourned until later this month. the three were arrested in december, accused of having links with a terrorist...
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lavrov assured him the exercises are not related to the ukraine. but he cautioned -- >> statements are statements. words are words. we have all learned that it's actions and the follow-on choices that make the greatest difference. >> reporter: so if russia does not send troops inside ukraine, what could be its intentions? >> definitely take this as a signal that russia is testing itself on sending a message that it is prepared to do things if there is a situation that develops that russia feels it has to protect its interests. >> reporter: and now in a odd coincidence, a russian intelligence ship docked in cuba 90 miles from florida without explanation from havana or moscow. now, russian officials also assured the u.s. that russia was not behind the storming of that parliament building in eastern ukraine. lavrov said he learned about it first watching the television. there is a trust deficit here. when kerry asked if he trusted putin, he said, wolf, there is some value in putin and that's why you keep hearing from u.s. officials they are going to k
lavrov assured him the exercises are not related to the ukraine. but he cautioned -- >> statements are statements. words are words. we have all learned that it's actions and the follow-on choices that make the greatest difference. >> reporter: so if russia does not send troops inside ukraine, what could be its intentions? >> definitely take this as a signal that russia is testing itself on sending a message that it is prepared to do things if there is a situation that develops...
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sergei lavrov refused to speak with his ukrainian counterpart. talks to continue tomorrow. >> in crimea a senior u.n. diplomat was threatened at gun point. the diplomat's car was surrounded by armed men who demanded he leave crimea. he was sent assess the russian take over. >> robert serry, the envoy to crimea left ukraine unharmed. the college board announced big changes to sats. the exchanges were representative of what students study. the new test won't have an essay and throw out uncommon vocabulary words. >> doctors say babies born with the aids virus may have had it put into remission and court thanks to treatment nearly four hours after birth. similar successes were averted. those are the headlines, i'm john seigenthaler, "america tonight" is coming up next. see you back here tomorrow. the u.s. effort to get russia and ukraine face to face fails. and more tense moments on the ground as an u.n. envoy is threatened at gunpoint. also, tonight, the cost downstream, a second dose of misery for the weather-weary, the high price of those low temp
sergei lavrov refused to speak with his ukrainian counterpart. talks to continue tomorrow. >> in crimea a senior u.n. diplomat was threatened at gun point. the diplomat's car was surrounded by armed men who demanded he leave crimea. he was sent assess the russian take over. >> robert serry, the envoy to crimea left ukraine unharmed. the college board announced big changes to sats. the exchanges were representative of what students study. the new test won't have an essay and throw...
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lavrov, the russian foreign minister, when they meet tomorrow in paris. >> what about the message he was trying to send in it was also a message to the people of ukraine, right? >> reporter: absolutely, wolf. the whole day was kind of totally with symbolism. first, he started at the shrine of the fallen, then met with ordinary ukrainance. they told him about their story. then he met with government officials, this brand-new government, and offered u.s. support to the tune of $1 billion loan guaranty. other types of technical advice, and had these harsh words for russia, but then came to paris, new ukrainian foreign minister hitched a ride on his plane, showing the u.s. support for this nation. the ukrainian foreign minister said to us, wolf, we know we aren't as strong as russia, but when we have the international support behind us, when i'm flying possibly to meet the russian foreign minister in paris on the secretary of state's plane, that sends an important message to ukrainance that we're a strong nation, and we have the international support behind us. we don't need to shoot a g
lavrov, the russian foreign minister, when they meet tomorrow in paris. >> what about the message he was trying to send in it was also a message to the people of ukraine, right? >> reporter: absolutely, wolf. the whole day was kind of totally with symbolism. first, he started at the shrine of the fallen, then met with ordinary ukrainance. they told him about their story. then he met with government officials, this brand-new government, and offered u.s. support to the tune of $1...
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kerry med with sergey lavrov. afterwards, he spoke of hope for de-escalation of tension. >> russia made a choice. and we have clearly stated that we believe it is the wrong choice, that is the choice to move troops into crimea. russia can now choose to de-escalate this situation. and we are committed to working with russia. and together with our friends and allies in an effort to provide a way for this entire situation to find the road to de-escalation. the united states is ready to work with all parties to make that happen and to make it happen as soon as possible. >> russian president vladimir putin has also spoken to angela merkel today. if diplomacy fails, the u.s. and its allies could put in sanctions against russia in a matter of days. howard fineman and michael mcfall. he's now a fellow at the hoover institution and an msnbc analyst. mr. ambassador, it's great to the united states is ready to work with all parties to make that happen and to make it happen as soon as possible. >> russian president vladimir p
kerry med with sergey lavrov. afterwards, he spoke of hope for de-escalation of tension. >> russia made a choice. and we have clearly stated that we believe it is the wrong choice, that is the choice to move troops into crimea. russia can now choose to de-escalate this situation. and we are committed to working with russia. and together with our friends and allies in an effort to provide a way for this entire situation to find the road to de-escalation. the united states is ready to work...
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where he spoke again today with his russian counter part, sergey lavrov. kerry echoed the president's denunciation of the crimean referendum in response to a question from elyse labin. tell us how it went down. >> reporter: secretary kerry met for the first time in the last 36 hours with lavrov trying to get the diplomatic process going on, but an issue is what the future of the crimea is going to be. the u.s. is really poring a lot of cold water on the idea of this referendum for crimea to join russia, but we've batalkin about a lot of people position if the referendum would go forward, crimea would vote to join russia. i asked secretary kerry whether there are any circumstances the u.s. could accept this referend referendum. take it a listen to what he said. you said that the ukraine kran people have the right to determine their own future. does that include the people of crimea, don't they have the right to determine their own future? >> crimea is part of ukraine. crimea is ukraine. and we support the territorial in-telling gritty of ukraine and the gov
where he spoke again today with his russian counter part, sergey lavrov. kerry echoed the president's denunciation of the crimean referendum in response to a question from elyse labin. tell us how it went down. >> reporter: secretary kerry met for the first time in the last 36 hours with lavrov trying to get the diplomatic process going on, but an issue is what the future of the crimea is going to be. the u.s. is really poring a lot of cold water on the idea of this referendum for crimea...
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lavrov, with the leadership right now, as well as the leadership in ukraine. >> hold on christiane, i want everyone to hold on. we'll continue the breaking news coverage. not every day the president of the united states goes into the white house briefing room and issues a tough warning to russia. [ tires screech ] [ car alarm chirps ] ♪ [ male announcer ] we don't just certify our pre-owned vehicles. we inspect, analyze, and recondition each one, until it's nothing short of a genuine certified pre-owned mercedes-benz for the next new owner. [ car alarm chirps ] hurry in to the mercedes-benz certified pre-owned sales event. visit today for exceptional offers. ♪ so i got the new nokia lumia icon. it's got 1080p video, three times zoom, and a twenty-megapixel sensor. it's got the brightest display, so i can see what i'm shooting -- even outdoors, and 4 mics that capture incredible sound. plus, it has apps like vine -- and free cloud storage. my new lumia icon is so great, even our wipeouts look amazing. ♪ honestly, i want to see you be brave ♪ ♪ [ ship horn blows ] no, no, no
lavrov, with the leadership right now, as well as the leadership in ukraine. >> hold on christiane, i want everyone to hold on. we'll continue the breaking news coverage. not every day the president of the united states goes into the white house briefing room and issues a tough warning to russia. [ tires screech ] [ car alarm chirps ] ♪ [ male announcer ] we don't just certify our pre-owned vehicles. we inspect, analyze, and recondition each one, until it's nothing short of a genuine...
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in addition to sergei lavrov and john kerry, we heard to the e.u.'s katherine ashton, will join sergei lavrov and john kerry in paris. >> there are still protests on the ground, i see, behind you there in kiev. are the people on the square listening or are they concerned about the diplomatic efforts in. >> they are concerned for a variety of reasons. there's a sense here that they may have been taken over by bigger issues, bigger geopolitical issues, and their lives may be in the hands of moscow and washington d.c. we heard when secretary of state john kerry was here yesterday, he went on to the street, he met with people, and they gave him the impression "don't forget, it's about us, we have to live with the consequences, and when you go to paris, take that message with you." >> they gave me a deep personal sense of how closely linked the people of ukraine are to not just americans, but people all across the world who today are asking for their right, for the privilege to live defining their own nation, defining their future. >> now, stephanie, they
in addition to sergei lavrov and john kerry, we heard to the e.u.'s katherine ashton, will join sergei lavrov and john kerry in paris. >> there are still protests on the ground, i see, behind you there in kiev. are the people on the square listening or are they concerned about the diplomatic efforts in. >> they are concerned for a variety of reasons. there's a sense here that they may have been taken over by bigger issues, bigger geopolitical issues, and their lives may be in the...
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sergei lavrov is meeting with the foreign policy chief catherine ashton on tuesday and the e.u. had called for an extraordinary e.u. council meeting on thursday this week live in but then thanks very much indeed for that. well the guardian columnist the guardian newspaper columnist john steele says that john kerry should be criticizing the extremists claiming power in kiev and not . giving themselves out on a limb by making these very threatening noises about expelling russia from the ga trade sanctions and financial penalties and so on naming people who won't be allowed to travel to the west i mean you know russia is an important world power in the west need ships to help with finding a solution to the iranian nuclear issue on the syrian civil war we need russia so to try and you know shut russia out is just absurd to an international relations there are differences between countries you don't just boycott them or through russia's not some tiny country you just push into the corner forget about the american scourge person there and so there. you are very close to too much curre
sergei lavrov is meeting with the foreign policy chief catherine ashton on tuesday and the e.u. had called for an extraordinary e.u. council meeting on thursday this week live in but then thanks very much indeed for that. well the guardian columnist the guardian newspaper columnist john steele says that john kerry should be criticizing the extremists claiming power in kiev and not . giving themselves out on a limb by making these very threatening noises about expelling russia from the ga trade...
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sergei lavrov, the forin minister, in geneva said russia was protecting its interest and russian's citizens that lived in ukraine: >> russia's u.n. ambassador insisted troops in crimea were invited, entering at the request of deposed ukrainian president viktor yanukovych to establish: >> but america's u.n. ambassador samantha power didn't buy it. >> military action cannot be justified on the basis of threats that haven't been made and aren't being carried out. there is no evidence that ethnic russians are in danger. >> meanwhile at the white house president obama warned russia that the u.s. and russian allies were making preparations of their own. >> we are examining a whole series of steps - economic, diplomatic - that will isolate russia, and will have a negative impact on russia's economy, and its sta
sergei lavrov, the forin minister, in geneva said russia was protecting its interest and russian's citizens that lived in ukraine: >> russia's u.n. ambassador insisted troops in crimea were invited, entering at the request of deposed ukrainian president viktor yanukovych to establish: >> but america's u.n. ambassador samantha power didn't buy it. >> military action cannot be justified on the basis of threats that haven't been made and aren't being carried out. there is no...
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secretary of state john kerry meeting with his counterpart sergey lavrov this afternoon. from the way kerry later described it the main weapon the u.s. is using against the russians is shame. >> russia's violation of ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity as actually united the world in support of the ukrainian people. russia can now choose to de-escalate this situation, and we are committed to working with russia. together with our friends and allies in an effort to provide a way for this entire situation to find the road to deescalation. >> kerry said that all signs have agreed that a dialogue is the best way to move forward. the u.s. wants to get russia to the table to talk with ukraine's interim government which russia doesn't recognize. but that did not happen today. russia maintains that ukraine's ousted president is the country's true leader. before meeting with kerry, lavrov repeated the assertion that vladimir putin made yesterday, that the troops in ukraine's crimean peninsula are not actually russians at all but instead members of local self-defense gr
secretary of state john kerry meeting with his counterpart sergey lavrov this afternoon. from the way kerry later described it the main weapon the u.s. is using against the russians is shame. >> russia's violation of ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity as actually united the world in support of the ukrainian people. russia can now choose to de-escalate this situation, and we are committed to working with russia. together with our friends and allies in an effort to provide a...
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discussions will continue on thursday in rome with russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov. also on thursday e.u. will consider sanctions against moscow. penalties could prove tricky as russia is the biggest supplier of e.u.'s energy, and its biggest trading partner. >> in ukraine, a confrontation involving a senior u.n. official. armed men threatened to diplomat at gun point. nick schifrin is in sevastopol, and has more on the dramatic developments. >> for nearly an hour inside this cafe they barricaded u.n. envoy robert serry. demonstrators tried to stop us filming. whether at the cafe or airport they denied all access. the same activists blocked the door running serry out of the country. they feel empowered by the arrival of 16,000 troops. with my producer, we asked half a dozen soldiers and got the same silence. >> can i ask someone a question? he tells me to step away from the car and drive to this base. russian soldiers demanded ukrainians surrender their weapons. they are not to shoot so they block the front gates. anything they could. they successfully sent the russi
discussions will continue on thursday in rome with russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov. also on thursday e.u. will consider sanctions against moscow. penalties could prove tricky as russia is the biggest supplier of e.u.'s energy, and its biggest trading partner. >> in ukraine, a confrontation involving a senior u.n. official. armed men threatened to diplomat at gun point. nick schifrin is in sevastopol, and has more on the dramatic developments. >> for nearly an hour inside...
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the russian counterpart sergei lavrov. they are trying to stablilize the situation, and the military cries of ukraine has a dire economic situation as well. meanwhile, on capitol hill, the democratic leader, after barack obama called on congress to immediately take up sanctions this week, as soon as congress is back in town, harry reid, the democratic leader says he wants the europeans on board first. >> a reminder with the changing situation, stay with al jazeera america for the latest on the ukraine crisis. >> israel's prime minister is pushing back against u.s. diplomacy in the middle east. binyamin netanyahu and president obama met at the white house on monday. the u.s. and israel are committed to reaching lasting peace with the palestinians. >> it's my belief that ultimately it is still possible to create two states, a jewish state of israel, and a state of palestine in which people are living side by side in peace and security. but it's difficult. it requires compromise on all sides. >> binyamin netanyahu says israel
the russian counterpart sergei lavrov. they are trying to stablilize the situation, and the military cries of ukraine has a dire economic situation as well. meanwhile, on capitol hill, the democratic leader, after barack obama called on congress to immediately take up sanctions this week, as soon as congress is back in town, harry reid, the democratic leader says he wants the europeans on board first. >> a reminder with the changing situation, stay with al jazeera america for the latest...
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that's why russian mint sergey lavrov: >> ensuring human rights especially the right to life. those who are trying to interpret the situation as a sort of aggression and threatening us with sanctions and boycotts, these are the same partners who have been consistently encouraging the political powers close to them to declare ultimatums and renounce dialogue. >> the consequences are what the west is gathering to discuss. the eu, the u.n, the international monetary fund, all calling emergency meetings to discuss ukraine and secretary of state john kerry is expected in the ukrainian capitol on tuesday. phil itner, al jazeera, kiev. >> we are expecting results in world markets. dow fell 153 points. reaction was more severe in europe. the lon, paris and berlin markets had equal effects. david shuster is here with that part of the fast moving story. david. >> tony, this isn't the first time that vladimir putin has us oil and gas supplies, cutting off gaz supplies to ukraine twice in the last eight years. softened the possible bite out of russia's threat. >>> it's not hard to see why
that's why russian mint sergey lavrov: >> ensuring human rights especially the right to life. those who are trying to interpret the situation as a sort of aggression and threatening us with sanctions and boycotts, these are the same partners who have been consistently encouraging the political powers close to them to declare ultimatums and renounce dialogue. >> the consequences are what the west is gathering to discuss. the eu, the u.n, the international monetary fund, all calling...
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he spoke with sergei lavrov, his russian counterpart. jay carney's voice, he warned of a grave mistake if russia impinged upon the integrity of sovereign ukraine. president obama appeared in the briefing room at 5 o'clock and talked about cost to russia if they go ahead with what is apparently a military intervention. what are the costs. i spoke with a senior administration official. first and foremost they are talking about the g8. it's in sochi. that is familiar to most people, the site of the concluded winter olympics. hard to see how the g8, would join the americans and russia - it looks like that will be cancelled. russians said they want to keepen trade ties with the united states it's on hold. they are talking and pointing to the fact that the ruble appears to be losing value as part of the consequences that they see in the real world is taking place. >> president obama said a brief statement. here is part of it. >> we are now deeply concerned by reports of military movements taken by the russian federation inside of ukraine. russ
he spoke with sergei lavrov, his russian counterpart. jay carney's voice, he warned of a grave mistake if russia impinged upon the integrity of sovereign ukraine. president obama appeared in the briefing room at 5 o'clock and talked about cost to russia if they go ahead with what is apparently a military intervention. what are the costs. i spoke with a senior administration official. first and foremost they are talking about the g8. it's in sochi. that is familiar to most people, the site of...
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. >> i want to start with the meeting between secretary kerry and the russian counterpart, sergey lavrov. we also had the phone call the president had with angela merkel, but let me start with kerry and lavrov. what do they say to each other? what's critical right now? >> first of all, the fact they are meeting is a good sign. they have developed a cordial relationship. i've been in many meetings with them and the fact they are talking leads open the possibility of this off-ramp that you mentioned and that the president and the administration is trying to provide for putin. i don't think there will be any break ththroughs today, i think it's early for that, but you will hear about the consequences, economic consequences of continuing this and foreign minister lavrov, just the justification for it all. resolution will come later in this crisis. if it comes at all. >> meantime, simultaneously, you have secretary kerry talking to a lot, frankly, of foreign counterparts. here's some of the criticism that we've been hearing. this one from congressman mike rogers. >> right now, putin has set t
. >> i want to start with the meeting between secretary kerry and the russian counterpart, sergey lavrov. we also had the phone call the president had with angela merkel, but let me start with kerry and lavrov. what do they say to each other? what's critical right now? >> first of all, the fact they are meeting is a good sign. they have developed a cordial relationship. i've been in many meetings with them and the fact they are talking leads open the possibility of this off-ramp...
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sergey lavrov defended russia's action by saying they're defending the fundamental right to light of -- right to life of the ethnic russians in those areas. is there any evidence that that is the case? >> i would not say that the lawlessness that does exist in some major cities is targeted toward russians or russian speakers. it's very difficult to distinguish who is russian and who is not. people generally here think of themselves as ukrainians and they can hold multiple identities, both as russians and as ukrainians at the same time. the relationship is so close. so i don't think it's targeted in that way. but there is clearly a spike of disorder and lawlessness that everyone is suffering under. >> nicolai petro, thank you so much for joining me. >> sure. >> joining me now is michael mcfaul, just stepped down last week as u.s. ambassador to russia. he's professor of political science at stanford university. ambassador, what is the next step here? it seems that this has escalated tremendously quickly. what do you see as being the next step either from the u.s., nato and the e.u. or
sergey lavrov defended russia's action by saying they're defending the fundamental right to light of -- right to life of the ethnic russians in those areas. is there any evidence that that is the case? >> i would not say that the lawlessness that does exist in some major cities is targeted toward russians or russian speakers. it's very difficult to distinguish who is russian and who is not. people generally here think of themselves as ukrainians and they can hold multiple identities, both...
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our secretary of state john kerry met with russian prime minister sergei lavrov, speaking about 9:00 in the southeast in the united states. said we had had lengthy discussions, we explained to him that the violation of the territory of ukraine was something the world would not accept. said that he laid out all of the options from the united states' perspective but nothing that gave him sergei lavrov. and bottom line, the talks failed. secretary kerry said they would go forward in the days ahead. certainly people in kiev, which is more aligned with the west and europe, when does this end? right behind me? the flowers you see? that is the spot where the local police set up a wall. police snipers got on top and killed a number of the protesters who were here. the hotel we were staying at the time served as a morgue. it may not look like tensions are high as you walk around the streets in kiev, but certainly they are, the russians are trying to take control. the west is trying to get it back. it appears the west does not have a lot of leverage, martha. >> shep, invaluable, getting all th
our secretary of state john kerry met with russian prime minister sergei lavrov, speaking about 9:00 in the southeast in the united states. said we had had lengthy discussions, we explained to him that the violation of the territory of ukraine was something the world would not accept. said that he laid out all of the options from the united states' perspective but nothing that gave him sergei lavrov. and bottom line, the talks failed. secretary kerry said they would go forward in the days...
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secretary john kerry's meetling this hour with his russian counterpart, sergey lavrov, earlier today, they had a brief discussion in which secretary kerry urged direct talks between russia and the ukraine. according to a senior state department official. >> united states of america, the russian federation, and the united kingdom of great britain reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of the ukraine. there are very clear legal obligations that are at risk in this, and we're going to talk about those this morning. >> andrea, as i said, is traveling with secretary kerry and filed this report from paris today. >> chris, here in paris, john kerry has a very tough diplomatic game. he's playing all the angles. he's trying, first of all, to rally the allies, trying to get them to hang tough against vladimir putin. here in europe, where, of course, they all dependent on russia for their energy, for less expensive natural gas. so some, including germany, are a little more reluctant to be tough with vladimi
secretary john kerry's meetling this hour with his russian counterpart, sergey lavrov, earlier today, they had a brief discussion in which secretary kerry urged direct talks between russia and the ukraine. according to a senior state department official. >> united states of america, the russian federation, and the united kingdom of great britain reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of the ukraine....
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. >> russia's foreign minister, sergey lavrov, did not attend the morning meeting, but he is expected to meet face to face with secretary kerry later today. before heading to paris, kerry stopped in kiev where he unveiled a billion-dollar aid package for ukraine and met with interim leaders, including the acting foreign minister who travelled to paris for the u.n. meeting. more on that from nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. andrea? >> reporter: what kerry is trying to do by bringing him here to paris is elevate him, give him legitimacy, and help him stand up to russia, and help persuade his colleagues they should avoid any military confrontation that would give putin a pretext to move further into ukraine. and frankly, that is what u.s. officials think is really putin's end game. they believe that he does want to take over ukraine, but this is part of his grand vision to re-create what was lost with the end of the soviet union, to re-create a russian federation that is really an empire. they don't know how to deter him from this, and that, of course, what pres
. >> russia's foreign minister, sergey lavrov, did not attend the morning meeting, but he is expected to meet face to face with secretary kerry later today. before heading to paris, kerry stopped in kiev where he unveiled a billion-dollar aid package for ukraine and met with interim leaders, including the acting foreign minister who travelled to paris for the u.n. meeting. more on that from nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. andrea? >> reporter: what kerry is...
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lavrov. again, no breakthrough, although body language can't argue not bad. this was the photo op anyway. finally, a picture that would seem to say it all. take a look at that, an aged warship deliberately scuttled by russian forces at the mouth of the crimea inlet blocking a fleet of ukrainian ships on the inside. i want to starthis hour at the white house. michelle, this diplomatic shot at the white house, tell me how significant this is. >> yeah, this is really a first step. and you may say it's the first step in sanctions, but we've seen small steps over the past several days beginning with remember the u.s. saying, well, we're not going to participate in meetings leading up to the g-8 and then went a step further saying we're not going to participate in trade talks or energy talks with russia. these things are important, but many analysts say what is this going to do to change the behavior russia's been on? possibly nothing at all. you saw the picture of the warship, some might call that
lavrov. again, no breakthrough, although body language can't argue not bad. this was the photo op anyway. finally, a picture that would seem to say it all. take a look at that, an aged warship deliberately scuttled by russian forces at the mouth of the crimea inlet blocking a fleet of ukrainian ships on the inside. i want to starthis hour at the white house. michelle, this diplomatic shot at the white house, tell me how significant this is. >> yeah, this is really a first step. and you...
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us secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov will hold off for the first time since the unrest in ukraine he dropped it. the tale of the meeting on the sidelines of a special conference at pains to help lead the non cope with the influx of syrian refugees. before traveling to france kerry stopped and he and michelle support for the country's interim government. afterward carry slanted brush and deployment of troops to crimea as an act of aggression. they added that the us is not looking for confrontation. in the streets today. i didn't see anybody who feels threatened. except for the potential of an invasion by russia. so i went to hope that present boom. it was assessed a chance all evidence everywhere in the world about troops being radio that they're not there that he will step back and listen carefully. that we would like to see this de escalate. the short trip to kiev kerry offered in economic and technical on package worth one billion us dollar is too hard. ukraine's new government. united states also plans to send technical advisor if ukraine to get
us secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov will hold off for the first time since the unrest in ukraine he dropped it. the tale of the meeting on the sidelines of a special conference at pains to help lead the non cope with the influx of syrian refugees. before traveling to france kerry stopped and he and michelle support for the country's interim government. afterward carry slanted brush and deployment of troops to crimea as an act of aggression. they added...
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welcome back you're watching are to international russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov has once again stated that no russian troops have left their bases in crimea and he was addressing the media following a meeting with a spanish counterpart in madrid we now live to a corresponding to renegotiate who follow the developments for us and so what else has a foreign minister said today well of course one of the most burning questions that seems to be on mind of mr dinwiddie a western media right now is whether or not there are russian troops in crimea and this was the response of the foreign minister has given to that question. i would like to understand what you mean by forces if you took him by the self-defense forces. by the ukraine by the crimean citizens then we don't give them orders they don't obey us regarding the black sea fleet of the russian federation these servicemen are located in their proper bases yes additional measures we're taking. increase their own word to me to ensure security between these bases and as our president said we will do everything utmost to prevent any b
welcome back you're watching are to international russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov has once again stated that no russian troops have left their bases in crimea and he was addressing the media following a meeting with a spanish counterpart in madrid we now live to a corresponding to renegotiate who follow the developments for us and so what else has a foreign minister said today well of course one of the most burning questions that seems to be on mind of mr dinwiddie a western media right...
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that prompted a meeting between secretary kerry and sergey lavrov in paris. that meeting appears to have accomplished exactly zero. angela merkel called putin's moves out of touch, and in the meantime, hillary clinton compared vlad putin to adolf hitler. folks, the mood is tenls. the region unstable, but let's bring it to the table and talk about the political ramifications. bob, i'm going to start with you. your thoughts on everything? >> first, i think the eu stepped forward more quickly than i thought. what the russians have said is they ought to stick to an agreement with the eu that was made by the former president, which will not happen. it's interesting to me that these elections -- somebody will be elected who will be pro-western. the former president who is now hiding out in the soviet union had a deal with the russians to extend their lease on the naval base for about 25 years. it was supposed to be up in 2017. that will not happen. curious to see what putin does. the second thing that strikes me is so far as i can tell, maybe shep can fill us in on
that prompted a meeting between secretary kerry and sergey lavrov in paris. that meeting appears to have accomplished exactly zero. angela merkel called putin's moves out of touch, and in the meantime, hillary clinton compared vlad putin to adolf hitler. folks, the mood is tenls. the region unstable, but let's bring it to the table and talk about the political ramifications. bob, i'm going to start with you. your thoughts on everything? >> first, i think the eu stepped forward more...
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lavrov of russia,io would have told you you're crazy. >> ed, thank you. >>> one of the recurring imaging of the obama foreign policy is hillary clinton's much mocked reset with the russians. now with a possible presidential run looming, does clinton have a ukraine problem? carl cameron looks at that question tonight. >> as president obama's first secretary of state, hillary clinton pushed the administration's foreign policy agenda. russia was big, and from the get-go, had a rocky start. she presented russian foreign minister lavrov with a gift wrapped reset button, meant to emphasis the commitment to improve relations with russia. instead, it caused an international embarrassment. >> we worked hard to get the right russian word. do you think we got it? >> you got it wrong. >> we got it wrong. >> this says -- means overcharged. >> clinton's attempt at humor was not enough. >> we won't let you do that to us, i promise. >> the secretary of state in the obama administration were scorned as amateurish by the international press. a new book out about clinton recalled her inner circle saying no
lavrov of russia,io would have told you you're crazy. >> ed, thank you. >>> one of the recurring imaging of the obama foreign policy is hillary clinton's much mocked reset with the russians. now with a possible presidential run looming, does clinton have a ukraine problem? carl cameron looks at that question tonight. >> as president obama's first secretary of state, hillary clinton pushed the administration's foreign policy agenda. russia was big, and from the get-go, had a...
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. >> reporter: but in switzerland, russia's foreign minister, sergey lavrov, again said moscow was protecting russian citizens in crimea. and he lashed back at threats of economic penalties. >> ( translated ): those who attempt to interpret the situation as an act of aggression and threaten us with sanctions and boycotts, these are the very same partners of ours who consistently have encouraged political forces close to them to deliver an ultimatum and refuse dialogue, to ignore the concerns of southern and eastern regions of ukraine, which has ultimately polarized ukrainian society. >> reporter: back in kiev, rumors of war stirred differing responses. this couple, a ukrainian woman and russian man, urged calm. >> ( translated ): we are against the conflict. we are for peace and friendship. we do not want war. >> we do not want people to kill each other. we want people to live peacefully everywhere, on all continents and everywhere in other countries. >> reporter: but others seemed ready to man the ramparts. >> we have no fear at all. now our children are going to military registration office
. >> reporter: but in switzerland, russia's foreign minister, sergey lavrov, again said moscow was protecting russian citizens in crimea. and he lashed back at threats of economic penalties. >> ( translated ): those who attempt to interpret the situation as an act of aggression and threaten us with sanctions and boycotts, these are the very same partners of ours who consistently have encouraged political forces close to them to deliver an ultimatum and refuse dialogue, to ignore the...
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she's the one who had the reset position with sergey lavrov, the foreign minister. do you think she'll be associated with this even though she's not secretary of state? >> i think so. i don't think there's any opportunity for hillary to separate herself from the obama administration's foreign policy since she was the one who cracked it from the beginning. to the extent that she's been out of the office for a year and the administration has made decisions since then, it's very important observation that to the extent this administration does anything unpopular, hillary is going to be latched to it, anything that is obama baggage is going to attach to hillary quite strongly. >> a new poll shows that 57% of americans approve of the job that hillary clinton did as secretary of state. 69% see her as tough. despite what we've heard about benghazi and other things, i don't know that this is going to hurt her ultimately. >> 67% of people probably know she flew in a lot of airplanes. it's obviously a very important policy that went on when she was secretary of state, whateve
she's the one who had the reset position with sergey lavrov, the foreign minister. do you think she'll be associated with this even though she's not secretary of state? >> i think so. i don't think there's any opportunity for hillary to separate herself from the obama administration's foreign policy since she was the one who cracked it from the beginning. to the extent that she's been out of the office for a year and the administration has made decisions since then, it's very important...
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lavrov, one of the least charitable diplomats who had already telegraphed how little the kremlin will concede by the an exation of crimea in southeastern ukraine, home to the warm water fleet. >> some special alert measures have been adopted to control the fleet because as our president said we're not going to allow any blood to be spilled. the problem should be solved in the february treaty. >> that was moscow's way of saying despite last month' bloody clashes in kiev which killed scores of protesters and sent the president fleeing the capital, they yard yanukovych as president. ukraine's new foreign minister who travelled to paris aboard kerry's plane disputed it. >> not only about ukraine but the future of russia and how russia will support what they did to ukraine. >> by all the capitals of the ancient states of central and eastern europe. >> the kerry-lavrov showdown occurred on the 68th anniversary of winston church hill's iron curtain speech at westminster college which illuminated the dawn of the cold war. now vladimir putin, his nation is rich in energy reserves as weapons ai
lavrov, one of the least charitable diplomats who had already telegraphed how little the kremlin will concede by the an exation of crimea in southeastern ukraine, home to the warm water fleet. >> some special alert measures have been adopted to control the fleet because as our president said we're not going to allow any blood to be spilled. the problem should be solved in the february treaty. >> that was moscow's way of saying despite last month' bloody clashes in kiev which killed...
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foreign minister sergei lavrov spoke during a visit to tunisia. >> ( translated ): on our sanctions, i will not even exaggerate, we have always opposed unilateral sanctions. they never lead to anything good and i hope that our partners understand that this is counter- productive to political activity. >> woodruff: russia did agree to meet with nato representatives tomorrow, to discuss ukraine. and russian and world markets rose on those developments, and putin's words. >> woodruff: amid the tensions over ukraine, russia announced today it successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile. it said the dummy warhead hit its target at a proving ground in kazakhstan. we'll hear much more on the day's developments, right after the news summary. wall street rebounded today as jitters over ukraine eased. the dow jones industrial average gained almost 228 points to close near 16,396. the nasdaq rose 74 points to close just short of 4,352. and the standard and poor's 500 was up 28 points, to finish near 1,874. >> woodruff: president obama has rolled out his budget proposal for the
foreign minister sergei lavrov spoke during a visit to tunisia. >> ( translated ): on our sanctions, i will not even exaggerate, we have always opposed unilateral sanctions. they never lead to anything good and i hope that our partners understand that this is counter- productive to political activity. >> woodruff: russia did agree to meet with nato representatives tomorrow, to discuss ukraine. and russian and world markets rose on those developments, and putin's words. >>...
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lavrov. secretary kerry admitted it didn't happen but is hopeful in the days ahead. the question is how much leverage does the united states really have in this situation? >> by what you're saying, is there full annexation? >> the only ones denying it are the russians, they say they're not their soldiers but they are. they say they have not taken over the naval areas, the ports, the defense facilities. in fact they took over today, on wednesday, they took over two missile defense areas. the russians are not admitting it but you can see it with your own eyes that it is happening. >> is there any perception about what they want europe's involvement to be, or the president of the united states. what they want his involvement to be. is there awareness this has gotten to a crisis point? >> it is clear the ukrainians, the interim government which was put in place after yanukovych left, and the protection of russia, it is clear they want the european help. that they want the russians to withdraw and
lavrov. secretary kerry admitted it didn't happen but is hopeful in the days ahead. the question is how much leverage does the united states really have in this situation? >> by what you're saying, is there full annexation? >> the only ones denying it are the russians, they say they're not their soldiers but they are. they say they have not taken over the naval areas, the ports, the defense facilities. in fact they took over today, on wednesday, they took over two missile defense...
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lavrov and brought that ridiculous staples tv commercial reset button. she pochd that. you may remember it was actually overcharge button as lavrov explained. now hitting retreat button and putin hitting humiliate button. of course she wants to distance herself. hitler comparisons are not necessarily inappropriate. one totalitarian as good as another. hitler wasn't hitler until it started invading countries. >> certainly stronger statements than we've heard from president obama. >> sure. hillary is hard as nails. barack obama is kind of a neophyte when it comes to these matters. lets be honest, president obama has botched every foreign policy entanglement that he's been involved with from libya to egypt to syria to iran. you know, i can see why hillary would want to distance herself from him. >> leslie, should president obama be listening to hillary clinton? >> i was a hillary girl before he got the nomination so that's tough. i want to say because we're women, i think if a woman runs for president she needs to show she can be as tough as men. i think de
lavrov and brought that ridiculous staples tv commercial reset button. she pochd that. you may remember it was actually overcharge button as lavrov explained. now hitting retreat button and putin hitting humiliate button. of course she wants to distance herself. hitler comparisons are not necessarily inappropriate. one totalitarian as good as another. hitler wasn't hitler until it started invading countries. >> certainly stronger statements than we've heard from president obama. >>...
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two consecutive days between sergey lavrov, secretary of state john kerry haven't turned up any visible progress. it was felt the president should come out and convince the situation. let's hear what he has to say. >> let international monitors into all of ukraine including crimea to ensure the rights of all ukrainians are being respected including ethnic russians. begin consultations between the ukraine and russia. and russia would maintain its bases. and the world should support the people of ukraine as they move to elections, in may. that's the path of deescalation. >> reporter: and the president trying to strike a fine balance using the tools at his disposal within the united states, talking about that in a moment trying to provide vladimir putin with that off ramp that you have heard the president talk about to send those international monitors into crimea if the concern is wea really that ethnc russians are under some threat. >> and the president announced some sanctions didn't he? >> expanding the ban on visas for certain russians, they also authorized the president signed an exe
two consecutive days between sergey lavrov, secretary of state john kerry haven't turned up any visible progress. it was felt the president should come out and convince the situation. let's hear what he has to say. >> let international monitors into all of ukraine including crimea to ensure the rights of all ukrainians are being respected including ethnic russians. begin consultations between the ukraine and russia. and russia would maintain its bases. and the world should support the...
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after the foreign minister sergei lavrov accused nato of making the situation worse. joining me is christopher hill, four-time ambassador, most recently serving as ambassor to iraq. let's start by talking about the sanctions imposed by the u.s. state department this morning. will russia take this kind of visa ban seriously, you think? >> i think, frankly, the sanctions imposed by the u.s. really have to do with -- it's more of a washington story. the administration wants to get out ahead of the congress. otherwise the congress will get out ahead of the united states. i don't think these sanctions will have much of an effect on the way the russians really think about it. i don't think they are coercive in the sense of the russians will hit the side of the head with the palm of their hands and say, we have to change our ways. it's more punitive and a way to show the u.s. isn't just sitting there. the u.s. is doing something. the real action is on the diplomatic side right now. >> how so? what do you think is -- needs to be done there and what do you think can be accompl
after the foreign minister sergei lavrov accused nato of making the situation worse. joining me is christopher hill, four-time ambassador, most recently serving as ambassor to iraq. let's start by talking about the sanctions imposed by the u.s. state department this morning. will russia take this kind of visa ban seriously, you think? >> i think, frankly, the sanctions imposed by the u.s. really have to do with -- it's more of a washington story. the administration wants to get out ahead...
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., the foreign secretary, and also the ukrainian -- he invited sergey lavrov, to join them as part of this budapest amendment, what he was hoping would be part of a diplomatic way forward. but the russian foreign minister declined to attend the meeting, citing scheduling conflicts. even as the u.s. pushes for this diplomatic way forward, it's looking very rough, wolf. >> looking very rough indeed. so he has wrapped up his talks. the u.s., and correct me if i am wrong, it does formally recognize this new interim government in kiev, the government that replaced the ousted president as the legitimate government of ukraine, right? >> reporter: that's right. it doesn't recognize president yanukovych as the president of ukraine any longer, even though that's what the russians are recognizing. secretary kerry met with many members of the new government, members of the parliament and said that the u.s. wants to help them move towards the elections they'll be having. in may, they'll be training, and they also announced a very robust aid package for ukraine to the tune of $1 billion loan guaran
., the foreign secretary, and also the ukrainian -- he invited sergey lavrov, to join them as part of this budapest amendment, what he was hoping would be part of a diplomatic way forward. but the russian foreign minister declined to attend the meeting, citing scheduling conflicts. even as the u.s. pushes for this diplomatic way forward, it's looking very rough, wolf. >> looking very rough indeed. so he has wrapped up his talks. the u.s., and correct me if i am wrong, it does formally...